Comments on: GTW 5849 in the midst of farms at harvest time, this could be rural Michigan on a GTW Branchline but it’s actually South Western Ontario, and this was the first time a GT painted locomotive ended up down this way in decades if not ever according to my friends who were around in the 90′s – back then these locomotives did not migrate to locals, ever, or so I’m told. GTW units on Locals around here has been a fairly recent phenomenon.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:22:25 +0000

Very nice. Is he running light or performing a switching move there?

By: Kevin Flood

Kevin Flood — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:10:17 +0000

@SCH: Great to see you too! I’ll be back for another short stint…

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:30:06 +0000

One of my favourite things to do is driving around and checking out the farms of Norfolk County. Mid-July in particular – when the rye and wheat harvest is getting underway (watching combines and the bailing of straw is easily as entertaining for me as any train haha), and other crops are really starting to take off around then too.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:14:31 +0000

Thank you James for your agricultural knowledge. Do you also have a fondness for the Agricultural music too?

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:51:13 +0000

Corn’ll deplete the soil. Gotta rotate! The wheat looks quite nice here, much better than corn would have. Fortunate it was still on – most is harvested by late July.

By: Noe

Noe — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:31:23 +0000

CN L542 GT frenzy. Nice you got it solo.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:33:50 +0000

BTW Kevin it was great to see you this day, I’m hopeful to see you again when you are back down south! always great to run into the Floody Boy!

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:31:13 +0000

Thank you Gents. That’s what I thought. It’s just west of Guelph and it really depends what that farmer grows.. most of the time he chooses corn…

By: Eric May

Eric May — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:59:03 +0000

This is a powerful shot. Well done.

By: mile27

mile27 — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:20:09 +0000

Nice. Looks like a scene from out on the Prairies.